haben and sein – Auxiliary Verbs in German Grammar SPLIT 4

Question 1

There are some verbs that haben will use in the perfect tense..

What are they?

Answer 1

Haben is the auxiliary verb for the verbs stehen, sitzen and liegen.

Example: Er hat auf der Straße gestanden/He stood on the street.

Du hast auf dem Sofa gesessen./You sat on the sofa

Die Kinder haben auf dem Boden gelegen./The children lay on the floor.

Question 2

What are transitive verbs?

Answer 2

Transitive verbs are verbs that take an accusative object (who/what is directly receiving the action).

Example: Sie macht jedes Jahr mit ihrer Familie Urlaub an der Ostsee/She goes on holiday with her family every year to the Baltlic Sea

Question 3

What are Intransitive verbs?

Answer 3

Intransitive verbs are verbs used without an accusative object.

Example: Vera ist an der Ostsee/Vera is at the Baltic Sea.

Am Horizont geht die Sonne unter/On the horizon the sun is going down.

Ein Schiff fährt auf dem Meer entlang/A ship is sailing a long on the sea.

Reflexive verbs are also intransitive.

Example: Sie erholen sich gern am Strand/They like to relax at the beach